Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $70,370 · median $69,960

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
North Dakota #1 $82,190 $79,820 $40
+16.8%
$61,530–$98,570
New Mexico #2 $78,290 $78,010 $38
+11.3%
$48,240–$98,810
Texas #3 $73,110 $75,860 $35
+3.9%
$45,090–$97,640
Louisiana #4 $72,610 $76,930 $35
+3.2%
$57,210–$80,290
Colorado #5 $72,130 $72,700 $35
+2.5%
$50,220–$93,790
Kansas #6 $66,620 $62,400 $32
-5.3%
$43,960–$101,500
Wyoming #7 $65,820 $57,200 $32
-6.5%
$47,760–$92,060
Mississippi #8 $65,730 $62,560 $32
-6.6%
$52,600–$78,470
California #9 $65,580 $64,430 $32
-6.8%
$50,180–$76,330
Utah #10 $64,000 $59,970 $31
-9.1%
$49,660–$79,040
Montana #11 $63,560 $57,830 $31
-9.7%
$46,200–$93,170
Oklahoma #12 $61,520 $61,380 $30
-12.6%
$46,230–$75,690
Arkansas #13 $58,000 $64,650 $28
-17.6%
$30,830–$76,020
Michigan #14 $56,460 $47,630 $27
-19.8%
$43,450–$83,720
Illinois #15 $54,750 $51,440 $26
-22.2%
$36,770–$63,770
New York #16 $53,430 $48,980 $26
-24.1%
$39,710–$69,590
West Virginia #17 $51,210 $52,170 $25
-27.2%
$36,900–$74,600
Ohio #18 $50,470 $46,750 $24
-28.3%
$35,110–$70,530
Pennsylvania #19 $48,190 $45,490 $23
-31.5%
$38,340–$68,810

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.